Directing
Steve James
- Titles
- 30movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1991 to 2023, with up to 2 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 26titles as director
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Hoop Dreams90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Biographical6.2average 0.9
- Sports5.5average 0.7
- Social Commentary8.1average 4.9
- Contemporary Realism7.9average 5.2
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.4average 3.3
- Pathos7.1average 5.2
- Pop Culture3.6average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
- Physical Comedy0.9, average 2.5
- Mystery2.6, average 4.1
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Documentary 3
- Social Commentary 2
- Insightful 2
- Social Justice 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Racial Dynamics 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Sports Documentary 2
- Inspirational Story 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- PPeter GilbertDirectorPrefontaine, Hoop Dreams, At the Death House Door, Higher Goals, Life After Hoop Dreams
- DDavid E. SimpsonEditorLife Itself, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Head Games
Morgan SpurlockActorWe the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss, Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
John FarbrotherEditorAbacus: Small Enough to Jail, The Value of Work- SSuzanne SuffredinEditorPrefontaine, Higher Goals
- JJoshua AbramsComposerLife Itself, The Interrupters
- FFrederick MarxDirectorHoop Dreams, Higher Goals
- DDana KupperCinematographerLife Itself, Head Games
- KKeith WalkerCinematographerNo Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, Head Games
Wilmer ButlerCinematographerJoe and Max, Passing Glory
Tom BergmannCinematographerA Compassionate Spy, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Movies and TV shows
21Upcoming
2 titles
A Place Called Pluto
Director
The Value of Work
Director
2020s
1 title · average score 63
63
A Compassionate Spy (2022)
Director, Writer
2010s
8 titles · average score 78
Life After Hoop Dreams (2015)
Director
86
Life Itself (2014)
Director, Editor
66
Head Games (2012)
Director, Producer
82
The Interrupters (2011)
Cinematography, Editor
79
No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson (2010)
Writer, Producer
2000s
5 titles · average score 63
62
At the Death House Door (2008)
Director
64
Reel Paradise (2005)
Director, Producer
The New Americans (2003)
Director
57
Joe and Max (2002)
Director
70
Stevie (2002)
Director
1990s
5 titles · average score 73
68
Passing Glory (1999)
Director
62
Prefontaine (1997)
Director, Screenplay
90
Hoop Dreams (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Higher Goals (1992)
Producer, Director
Grassroots Chicago (1991)
Director